Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 2.4 times more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Managua, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Managua
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
NIO180.27
|
$19.49
€18.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
NIO220.34
|
$10.29
€9.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
NIO27.59
|
$2.62
€2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
NIO32.14
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
pay 38.9% more for groceries
Managua
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.27
|
$1.46
€1.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.46
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
NIO148.85
|
$4.54
€4.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
NIO73.03
|
$2.87
€2.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.23
|
$4.90
€4.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
NIO80.58
|
$1.42
€1.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
NIO26.62
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
NIO49.11
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.50
|
$1.82
€1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.61
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NIO26.11
|
$1.23
€1.15
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Managua
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO186.11
|
$5.49
€5.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO367.23
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,450.20
€23,746.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.33
NIO232.34
|
$29.24
€27.28
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Managua
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.80
NIO1,792.17
|
$38.58
€36.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.00
NIO11,935.00
|
$1,095.02
€1,021.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,180.77
|
$900.23
€839.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,782.75
|
$112.57
€105.03
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Managua
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,610.79
|
$667.12
€622.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,900.00
NIO179,943.11
|
$10,288.38
€9,599.60
|
|
pay 92.4% more for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
NIO57.49
|
$4.33
€4.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO79.75
|
$2.69
€2.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
NIO100.15
|
$5.96
€5.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.52
NIO1,965.41
|
$81.22
€75.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO249.62
|
$13.00
€12.13
|
|
pay 43.3% more for clothing
Managua
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
NIO2,387.00
|
$127.25
€118.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,080.97
|
$62.27
€58.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.67
NIO5,386.05
|
$157.03
€146.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
NIO4,590.39
|
$200.35
€186.94
|
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